Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt vs conservative treatment for recurrent ascites: A propensity score matched comparison

Table 1 Baseline characteristics at hospital admission (all patients)

Characteristics	No TIPS	TIPS	P value
Patients	398	214
Male	269 (68%)	153 (71%)	0.320
Age (yr)	59.5 (26.4-93.4)	59.1 (29.9-80.7)	0.190
Cause of cirrhosis			0.130
-Alcohol	305 (77%)	179 (84%)
-Viral hepatitis	11 (3%)	4 (2%)
-Other	82 (21%)	31 (14%)
Child points (min-max)	10 (7-15)	9 (7-14)	< 0.001
Hepatic encephalopathy (West-Haven)			0.040
-None	276 (69%)	165 (77%)
-Grade 1-2	73 (18%)	30 (14%)
-Grade 3-4	49 (12%)	19 (9%)
ACLF grade at hospital admission			0.020
-No ACLF	294 (74%)	173 (81%)
-ACLF grade 1	64 (16%)	39 (18%)
-ACLF grade 2	32 (8%)	1 (0.5%)
-ACLF grade 3	8 (2%)	1 (0.5%)
Laboratory findings
-Meld	18 (7-40)	14 (7-40)	< 0.001
-Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	49.7 (5.9-668.0)	28.1 (6.1-688.5)	< 0.001
-Creatinine (μmol/L)	100.5 (23.1-781.0)	107.0 (42.3-783.5)	0.180
-INR	1.45 (0.92-9.2)	1.28 (0.97-2.5)	< 0.001
-Sodium (μmol/L)	134 (106-149)	133 (115-146)	0.760
-Albumin (g/L)	22.6 (7.9-48.7); NA: 55	26.1 (11.0-39.6); NA: 23	< 0.001
-CRP (mg/L)	25.6 (1.0-283.0)	18.0 (2.0-181.0)	< 0.001
-Hemoglobin (mmol/L)	6.8 (2.0-9.8)	6.7 (3.4-10.0)	0.310
-Platelets (Gpt/L)	134.5 (22.0-715.0)	153.5 (13.0-668.0)	0.002
-Leucocytes (Gpt/L)	8.76 (1.34-44.90)	7.34 (2.72-33.20)	< 0.001

Continuous variables are given as median and range, categorical variables as total number and percentage. Continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney-U-test and categorical variables using the chi-square test. NA: Not available; ACLF: Acute on chronic liver failure; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.